Vehicle Concept Modeling

EU FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) Grant Agreement 213543

Duration: October 1st, 2008 - September 30, 2012

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Workshop on exhaust aftertreatment modeling (June 11, 2012)

The target of this workshop is to present recent progresses and challenges in the area of exhaust after-treatment modeling. In the first part, a mix of invited talks from experts and hands-on exercise with simulation software will familiarize the participants with the topic. The second part will focus on actual application examples and more advanced simulation problems addressed by the simulation platform axisuite®. The character of the workshop will be interactive and there will be a dedicated session for exchange of experiences and ideas.

• Link to the event page: Workshop on exhaust aftertreatment
• Location: Berlin
• Agenda

ESMC 2012 (July 9-13, 2012)

A special VECOM session will be organized at the ESMC conference in Graz (Austria), July 9-13, 2012. For more information, please contact Helmut Kuehnelt (AIT) [Helmut.Kuehnelt@ait.ac.at]. See also the conference website on http://www.esmc2012.tugraz.at/.

ISMA 2012 (September 17-19, 2012)

A special VECOM - INTERACTIVE session will be organized at the ISMA conference in Leuven (Belgium), September 17-19, 2012. For more information, please contact Marco Pierini (UNIFI) [marco.pierini@unifi.it]. See also the conference website on http://www.isma-isaac.be/.

Final meeting in Valencia (September 27-28, 2012)

The final meeting of the VECOM project will be held at UPVLC in Valencia (Spain), September 27-28, 2012. The meeting will be open to all VECOM partners and fellows (including all former fellows). For more information, please contact Xandra Margot (UPVLC) [xmargot@mot.upv.es].

PAST EVENTS

VECOM training "Simulation methodologies for the vehicle structure"

Università degli Studi di Firenze and Centro Ricerche Fiat have organized in the framework of the Vehicle COncept Modeling (VECOM) project a two-day training in Florence on 9-10 February 2012. The training focused on on numerical methods for design of vehicle body and chassis with two particular aspects: structural optimization and methods for vehicle design; FE modeling with composite materials. (Link to the meeting page).

Workshop at CVUT in Prague (Nov 8-9, 2011)

Link to page event (Opened to external visitiors);

• Date & Venue: November 8-9, 2011 Academic Hotel & Congress Centre, Prague;
• organized by CVUT;
• Contacts: Jan Macek (CVUT) [ jan.macek@fs.cvut.cz ], Antonin Mikulec (CVUT) [ antonin.mikulec@fs.cvut.cz ], Sergii Bogomolov (CVUT) [sergii.Bogomolov@fs.cvut.cz ],

VECOM-CLEPA Suppliers Workshop:
Vehicle Concept Modelling in the Automotive Sector

• Link to page event (Opened to external visitiors). 
• Date & Venue: Jun 6-7, 2011- VLEVA Office, Kortenberglaan 71, Brussels
• organized by K.U.Leuven, LMS and VLEVA; fully endorsed by CLEPA
• Contacts: Bert Pluymers (K.U. Leuven) [ bert.pluymers@mech.kuleuven.be ], Tommaso Tamarozzi  [ tommaso.tamarozzi@mech.kuleuven.be ] (K.U. Leuven)
• LINK TO THE WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS PAGE

VECOM: Short description

The aim of the proposed training network is to provide dedicated research training in the emerging field of vehicle concept modelling for up-front pre-CAD functional performance engineering, bridging between industry and academia across Europe. The research area is of highly strategic importance to European automotive OEMs, who must launch products on an ever shorter time frame, at increased quality of multiple performance attributes. When simulation results become available in an early design stage, problems can already be solved before the first detailed CAD model is created, which will increase the quality of the first detailed simulation models and reduce the time to market. Moreover, early what-if studies can be performed to balance and optimize possibly conflicting performance attributes (safety, NVH, dynamics, durability ...) at an increased feasibility and at reduced costs. Novel methods will be developed to address this industrial need for a novel engineering process in which analysis leads the design. Applications will be worked out across partners and application fields, fully embedded in the vehicle industry context. Apart from benefits to researchers, partners and supervisors (OEMs), the proposed project will strengthen the competitive position of the European vehicle industry in the increasingly global market.

Keywords

Vehicle engineering, Mechanical engineering, Industrial engineering, Design engineering